Jamie Lee Curtis Is Making A Sequel To Her Most Beloved Movie
Jamie Lee Curtis is coming back for Freaky Friday 2 with Lindsay Lohan.
The rumors are true! The Hollywood Reporter confirmed that Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan are set to return for Freaky Friday 2. In 2003, Freaky Friday set the standard for body-swap comedies, and the Disney film has since become a cult classic. Now Curtis and Lohan are ready to mix it up once again.
Whisperings of a sequel have circulated Hollywood for a long time. On last year’s press tour for Halloween Ends, Jamie Lee Curtis noticed that, two decades later, she was still getting asked about the possibility of Freaky Friday 2.
That made an impression. Jamie Lee Curtis said that when she got back home, she called her contacts at Disney and broached the subject of a body-swap sequel. Mere months later, Freaky Friday 2 is officially a go.
Freaky Friday was based on a 1972 book by Mary Rodgers. It grossed $160 million worldwide but came in an era that was slightly more sequel-shy than the current market. Now Disney is prepared to try and catch lightning in a bottle once again.
Jamie Lee Curtis kicked off 2023 by winning an Oscar for her role in Everything Everywhere All at Once, a film about as original as they come. But the star is no stranger to reigniting franchises – she finally defeated Michael Myers in the cap to her horror reboot trilogy, Halloween Ends, and the news of Freaky Friday 2 comes just months ahead of another Disney reboot, Haunted Mansion.
Jamie Lee Curtis stars in Haunted Mansion alongside a stellar cast, including Owen Wilson, Rosario Dawson, Danny DeVito, Winona Ryder, Jared Leto, Tiffany Haddish, Lakeith Stanfield, and more. Curtis will stay aboard the Disney train as the actress rides toward Freaky Friday 2.
Lindsay Lohan said that she and Jamie Lee Curtis would only make the sequel if it were a project that fans would be sure to adore. That pressure now lies on screenwriter Elyse Hollander. Freaky Friday 2 will be the second feature film credit for the fledgling filmmaker.
Jamie Lee Curtis has maintained striking relevance throughout her decades-long career, appearing in beloved projects like A Fish Called Wanda, True Lies, New Girl, and Knives Out. She is now perhaps bigger than ever. Freaky Friday 2 joins a packed slate for Curtis, including the series The Sticky and Kay Scarpetta, along with the films Spychosis and an adaptation of the video game Borderlands.
The long-anticipated video game movie will feature Curtis alongside Jack Black, Cate Blanchett, Kevin Hart, Ariana Greenblatt, and more.
For Jamie Lee Curtis, Freaky Friday 2 could not have come at a better time. The actress will continue to ride her late career wave with the sequel to the cult classic. The follow-up is positioned even better for Lindsay Lohan.
A superstar young actress in the 2000s, Lindsay Lohan struggled to cope with her fame. Her career hit a skid in the 2010s, but the actress is mounting a comeback. Her 2022 Netflix film Falling For Christmas was a streaming hit, and now Lohan is attached to a massive project that will reignite nostalgia for her earlier work.
Jamie Lee Curtis has always loved Freaky Friday as much as the film’s fans. Neither have ever let the memory of the beloved movie die and after 20 years, that persistence is being rewarded with Freaky Friday 2.
